Railway Recruitment Scam (2008)
The scam involved major irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for posts such as Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) and Assistant Station Master (ASM).
The modus operandi included leaking of question papers ahead of the exam, collusion of officials, agents receiving bribes (for example ~ ₹3.5 lakh per candidate in one case).
"Each candidate had to pay to the tune of Rs 3.5 lakh for getting selected" according to the investigating agency.
Huge scale: one parliamentary document notes an exam scheduled for 27 April 2008 in Bhopal was leaked and was under investigation.
The revelation triggered investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and state police forces into recruitment irregularities across multiple zones.
Impact: It undermined confidence in recruitment fairness, forced cancellation of exams in some cases, and highlighted deep corruption networks in examination and appointment processes.
The modus operandi included leaking of question papers ahead of the exam, collusion of officials, agents receiving bribes (for example ~ ₹3.5 lakh per candidate in one case).
"Each candidate had to pay to the tune of Rs 3.5 lakh for getting selected" according to the investigating agency.
Huge scale: one parliamentary document notes an exam scheduled for 27 April 2008 in Bhopal was leaked and was under investigation.
The revelation triggered investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and state police forces into recruitment irregularities across multiple zones.
Impact: It undermined confidence in recruitment fairness, forced cancellation of exams in some cases, and highlighted deep corruption networks in examination and appointment processes.